Show A accident A lamentable accident occurred n few days ago at no 30 south streets Virginia city which resulted ilia death of leigh meadows an eleven year old ton of tho painter at ten past the mother of lira child heard the report of a pistol in an adjoining dooin and at once fam to the spot here she founds her on lying upon the floor with a pistol by hix side and blood oozing from ft wound in his breast lie lived but a few minute aad wa to speak bo fore he died the ball had passed through liis cheat and grazed the heart the pistol belonged to his elder brother and it is supposed that he found it in a budeau arnner and in examining it it exploded judging from the direct iori taken by the bullet ho must have held the pistol by the muzzle with his deft hand while pushing tack tho coalt of the weapon with tho thumb of hia right hand whiled thlu engaged liis thumb must have slipped cock and caused the discharge disc harga of the pistol the boy was a bright intelli gent lad and was n great favorite in the neighborhood and many beside his grief par ants who will feel his los |